James Shiel compensation by year
W. R. Berkley Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $654,333 | $681,070 | $706,420 | $742,102 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $522,564 | $522,549 | $522,531 | $522,564 | $522,529 | $550,004 | $550,052 | $550,013 | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $908,070 | $923,830 | $1,032,155 | $902,551 | $795,695 | $1,281,940 | $1,517,410 | $1,556,515 | $1,466,050 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $59,459 | $55,730 | $58,980 | $58,980 | $52,420 | $65,854 | $115,212 | $217,163 | $99,263 |
| Total | $2,140,094 | $2,152,109 | $2,263,667 | $2,134,095 | $2,020,644 | $2,552,131 | $2,863,745 | $3,030,111 | $2,307,415 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: W. R. Berkley Corp. DEF 14A filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-170583, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the W. R. Berkley Corp. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-170583. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 22, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 11,879 | $832,955 | — |
| RSU | 8,362 | $586,343 | — |
| RSU | 5,550 | $389,166 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in W. R. Berkley Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 22, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Grant or award | — | 14,086 | $0.00 | 811,283 |
| 2026-08-03 | Tax withholding | — | 650 | $72.29 | 810,633 |
The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
W. R. Berkley’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Berkley | Executive Chairman of the Board | $17,049,206 |
| W. Robert Berkley, Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | $16,823,866 |
| Philip Welt | Executive Vice President -- Secretary | $3,132,761 |
| Richard Baio | Executive Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer | $3,127,710 |
| Lucille Sgaglione | Executive Vice President | $2,309,564 |
| James Shiel · this page | Executive Vice President -- Investments | $2,307,415 |
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